Condenser



Dec. 2, 1930. w HARTMAN 1,783,286

' CONDENSER Filed Feb. 15, 1930 2. Sheets-Sheet l Dec. 2, 1930. E. w. HARTMAN CONDENSER Filed Feb. 15, 1930 2. Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Dec. 2, 1930 PATENT OFFICE EMANUEL WJHARTMAN, or rnonmx, ARIZQNA CONDENSER V 7 Application filed. February 13, 1930i Serial No. 428,076.

This invention relates to new and useful improvement-s n a'condenser. V

- One ob ect of the invention is to provide a condenser of the character described specially designed for use in the production of mer-;

' cury whereby the mineral may beseparated fromithedust and other foreign matter and collected; in a suitable receiver, or well in pure state. V V

Another object of the invention is to provide a condenser of the character described arranged to be connected into and to form a part of thevapor line leading from the furnace to the smoke stack and equipped with suitable traps for collecting the condensed mercury and conducting the same into a suitable container therefor and for removing the trapped dust and other foreign matter separately from the condenser.

I A still further feature of the invention resides in the provision of a condenser of the character described which is of such novel design and construction that itmay be constructed of cast iron or other'material which will resist the corrosive effect of the acids to be encountered and which at the same time is of simple construction and may be cheaply and easily constructed and assembled.

While the condenser has been particularly 0 designed for the use in the production of mercury, it is capable for use generally for other purposes;

With the above and other objects in view, the invention has particular relation to cer- 3. tain novel features'of construction, operation and arrangement of parts, an example of which is given in this specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein o Figure 1 shows a side view of the condenser showing the jacket in section.

Figure 2 shows a vertical sectional view taken on the line 22 of Figure 1,

Figure .3 shows a sectional view of a manifold employed, taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1, and

Figure l shows a sectional view of a type of coupling that may be used. Referring now more particularly to the b0 drawings, wherein like numerals of reference designate similartpartsin each of the figures, the numeral 1 designates a suitable foundationon which is mounted a supporting base formed of the side member 2, said side members being preferably I-beams.

Mounted on and suspended between the side members 2 are the traps 3, hopper like in form and spaced apart andhaving end doors 1 4 forinspection purposes. These traps are connected into a common discharge line, or. receiving channel, 5 beneath them. Enter ing one .end of said line there is a water pipe 6 through which" water may be con? ducted'into the discharge line ,5 to flush the same out. and leadingfrom the other end of the discharge line 5, thereis the outlet pipe 7 through which the condensed mercury may be delivered into an ultimate receiver therefor. The outletend, 8 ofthe discharge pipe 5 is upwardlyoffset thus forming a trap for thecondensed mercury to prevent its escape but. permltting the buoyant material such as dust'and the like to be flushed out of the pipe5.-

The numeral 9 designates an inlet header and the numeral 10'designates an outlethead er-. 1 These headers have a: corresponding numberof branches as 11 which are connected into corresponding series of vertically disposed coils as 12. The lower ends of each individual returned bend of each series of coils is connected into adjacent traps 3 as shown. Thevapor. from the furnace together with thedust and 7 other foreign matter therein, passes through the inlet header 9 and therein divides andpasses through; the various coils 12 thus passing ,in succession through the traps 3.

The mercuryrwillbe condensed asit passesthrough said traps and will fall dovvn'into the dischargeline 5 and will be thencedischarged v through-the'pipe7 T he dust will also collect inrsaid traps and .will'fall down into the discharge pipe 5 and'will be flushed out thereof through theztrap 8. .Substantiallyallof the dust and mercury will thus be extracted from the vapors; and the latter will pass on out through the outlet header 10 to the smoke stack. 7 i a v The condenser will ordinarily be cooled by air. Undercertain conditions the normal air surrounding the coils will keep the same sufliciently cool, but under other conditions forced drafts of air may be required. For this latter purpose a hood 13 is provided to surround the coils of the condenser on all sides but not beneath and the top of this hood is provided with the outlet flues 14. Mounted in one end of the hood there is an electrically driven fan 15 for creating a forced draft about the coils or return bends of the condenser.

All of the essential parts hereinabove described excepting the supporting framework and the surrounding jacket, may be fabricated of cast iron or steel which will resist corrosion and are of such form that new parts may be readily substituted for worn, broken or discarded parts.

The drawings and description disclose what is now considered to be a preferred form of the invention by way of illustration only, while the broad principle of the invention will be defined by the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A condenser comprising a receiving channel having separate outlets, a plurality of traps connected into said channel, a plurality of coils, the turns of each coil being connected successively into the traps, common headers in which the coils terminate at each end.

2. A condenser comprising a receiving channel having separate outlets, a plurality of traps connected into said channel, a plurality of coils into which the traps are connected, common header, at each end of the condenser, into which the coils are connected.

3. A condenser comprising a receiving channel having separate outlets, a plurality of traps connected into said channel, a plurality of coils into which the traps are connected, common headers, one at each end of the condenser, into which the coils are connected, and means for supplying a flushing fluid to said channel.

4. A condenser comprising a receiving channel having separate outlets, a plurality of traps connected into said channel, a plurality of coils into which the traps are connected, a common header at each end of the condenser, into which the coils are connected, and means for generating an air current about said coils.

5. A condenser comprising a receiving channel having separate outlets,aplurality of traps connected into said channel, a plurality of coils into which the traps are connected, a common header, at each end of the condenser, into which the coils are connected, a jacket about the coils having air outlets, and a current generator for effecting the circulation of itll about said coils and out through said outets.

6. A condenser comprising a receiving channel having a discharge outlet, a plurality of traps spaced apart and located above and connected into said channel, a plurality of coils the turns of which are connected into the traps, manifold headers, one at each end of the condenser, into which the respective coils are connected.

7. A condenser comprising a receiving channel having a discharge outlet, a plurality of traps spaced apart and located above and connected into said channel, a plurality of coils the turns of which are connected into the traps, manifold headers, one at each end of the condenser, into which the respective coils are connected, and means for generating an air current about said coils.

8. A condenser comprising a receiving channel having a discharge outlet, a plurality of traps spaced apart and located above and connected into said channel, a plurality of coils the turns of which are connected into the' EMANUEL W. HARTMAN.

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